On September 16, 1921, the Council of People's Commissars, on the report of the Central Union of Cooperatives concerning the production of goods exchange, adopted a resolution granting the cooperative movement the right to conduct independent procurement through goods exchange, as well as the right to establish fixed prices for agricultural products and permit deviations from them in connection with market conditions. One of the points of the resolution stated that in case of weakness of the cooperative apparatus, procurement would be carried out by the offices of the People's Commissariat of Food Supply.

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**TELEGRAM TO M. P. TOMSKY*.

Tashkent, to the Preturkkomiссия of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, to Tomsky.

September 19, 1921

Your [telegram No.] 1443/с*. I consider the deals concluded by you [for] the purchase of sheep disadvantageous; prices have been raised considerably. You will not be able to pay the contractual quantity of sheep either with goods or with currency notes, which makes the deals concluded by you unrealistic. I propose that you cease further purchases of livestock. [01157]

Chairman of the Council of Labor and Defense Lenin.

1 In his telegram to Lenin, M. Tomsky reported his planned purchase of sheep at the price of 7–10 rubles in gold.

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**NOTE TO M. I. FRUMKIN.

To Frumkin:

[September 1921]

1) how much was it before?
(potatoes per pud)
2) did an increase in tax result?
3) By 50%?
4) How could you push through with Fuks an increase in tax
without the Politburo?

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**TELEGRAM TO THE UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT**.

To Chubar and Rakovsky.

October 21, 1921

Today the Council of Labor and Defense, on the report concerning the export of foodstuffs from Ukraine, resolved that since you have undertaken with your own means to produce—

* Printed from a typewritten copy; signature in his own hand. The telegram bears the visa of V. Avanesov and I. Lobachev. Ed.

** Telegram written in the hand of L. A. Fotiyeva; signature in his own hand. Ed.